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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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